Fitting for domestic gas-meters



W. A. ASHLEY.

FITTING FOR DOMESTIC GAS METERS.

APPLICATION r|LEn1uNEla,1919.

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Hmm; ron Domesnc GAS METERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I3, i919. v 1,350,132. Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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UNITED STATBSPATENT OFFICE;

i v'wALckfiln1A. ASHLEY, or CHILLICOT'HE, oHIo.

To all w/wm'z't may concern.'

.Be it known that I, WALTER A. ASHLEY, a citizen of the United States`,-residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Ross and State ofzOhio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fittings `for Domestic Gas- Meters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fitting forV use in `service and distributing pipes.` v

The principal y'objects ofthe inventionare toI improve the installation of domestic meters, both byfacilitatingthe work and also by eliminating `any possibility of the Vsprimging of the meter horns or the service Y and distributing pipes with resultant de- :fective .jointure and' possible leakage; and to .provide a litting which shall adequately serve as a support for the meter, which shall 'be adaptable to meters of varying'sizes or `capacities; whose horns'imay be spaced apart at varyingdistances; 4andwhich shall also be adaptable, within all lpractical limits to different `locations of the `meter relatively to` L the service and distributing pipes, as may be requiredby the exigencies of a particular' situation.

. Vith'the above objects in View, the invention consistsgenerally in a fitting which Vhas connections forjointure to the service Aand .distributing pipes and to the meter horns inconjunction with certain novel fea# tures of structure and combination `which will be set forth as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated yin ythe accompanying' drawings,

Figure l is a' view in front perspective Vshowing a littingin which the features of the invention are incorporated in its practical application to a domestic meter.

'FigiV 2 is a' plan view,with parts shown in section, of the fitting. j

Fig. 3 is a view, partly in front elevation and partly in ,centralicross-section, of the same.

Fig. 4L is a side elevation of the same.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The essential parts of the fittings are a relatively stationary manifold 1 and a pair of laterally adjustable coupling pipes 2.`

The manifold l is formed with connections 3 and l for jointure tothe service and dis- '.EITTINGLFOR DOMESTIC GAS-METERS.

speication of Letters Patent. 1 'patented Ang, Application alsdann@ 13, 1919. `serial No. 303,888.

' communicationis established, hand, between the connection 3 and the arm `5,- and, on the otherA hand, between the arm the connection of domestic gasmeters tothe Mld thereby the MSk through the vvarm 5.into the r the meter through the arm 6 and connection r said `handle is mounted to -11 and has a terminal aperture l2, while the tributingpipes A and 4B, respectively, and `witharms 5 and 6 which are connected by the pipes 2to the respective horns c of the meter (l. The connections 3y and il are separated from one another a web' or partition V7 formed within the body l whereby d-irect i 6 and-thevconnectionfl j 1s caused to pass from-the service pipe-A 4. to the distributing pipe B.l y A' cut-off valve 8 of any suitable construcvtion'm'ay be arranged in the arm, which, `in such case, will.' be fashioned with a casing 9 for said valve. As shown, the valve 8 is an ordinary turning plug having at one endY an operating handle 10; and in order that the valve may be sealed in its closed position,

manifold fis provided with/a pair of laper- -tiired ears 13 between which theend ofthe handle l() may beintroduced when the valve i is :closed so that a wire whose. ends are sealed (or it might vbe the shackle ofa padlock)v may be passed through the valining apertures of the ears 13 and the aperture `12. According to the invention the pipes v2fare connected .to the arms 15 and 6 for lateral swing on' a' pivot j on 1 the one swinging movement. In thev construction Y preferred, said arms have their terminals di- Srected downward and 4internally-jthreaded for the connection of said pipes these project `horizontally and have at their j inner en ds elbows or. angle pieces 14C-'Whose upwardly' directedportions are. threaded for their connection with the down-turned terminalsof the armskand f6, As thus connectedto said arms the pipes 2 may be swung laterally in either direction' independently of one another throughian arch which, forpra'ctical purposes, will have a range of 90@ more or less'. At their outer ends have suitable Vcouplings l5 for their connection tothe meter horns 0, and by virtue of their capacity for lateral adjustment they the pipes 2 may may be fitted to meter lhorns which, in n different constructions or sizes of Vmeters, may be spaced apart at varying distances. Moreover, and also by virtue of their capacity for lateral adjustment, the arms. 2 are.

adaptable to the location of the metereither in a central position, thatis to say, squarely ing any vof the parts, such as the horns in front ofthe pipes A and B, as shown in Fig. 1, or in positions at one side o r the other y of said central position, accordingly as theY Aconnection of said pipes from below to the down-turned terminals -of the arms 5 and 6,'

renders the manifold available as a support forl the meter, in which function it will have all necessary strength and stability and will eliminate the necessity of the special supporting bracket `which is usually required.

.It will,of course, b'e apparent that the connections 3 and 4 may be Ijoined either directly to the pipes. A and v the agencyV of angle fittings or elbows as the relative arrangement-.of said pipes inl a particular Vcase may require. In any event, the Vinstallationof the meter is greatly facilitated and the adaptability of the manifold to the pipes A and B and to meters whose horns may be spaced apart at varying distances insures that the connections may be made withfthe utmost security and ease and without the necessity or liability of springof the meter or the terminalsof .the pipes A and B. i l

As shownand preferred, the connections 3 and/l are located centrallyL of the manifold and in diametrically opposite relation andthe axes of said connections and of the arms 5 andl `G are in a common plane transverse tothe manifold. However, resort may Vbe had to such modifications ofthe manifold structure shown and also of thecon- Vmi nections between the arms -5 and 6, and the ypipes 2 as may ,preserve the features of structure and combination above described, and as fall within the scope of theappended claims.

Having fully described. my invention, I claim-V f' Y 1. A fitting for fluid meters comprising a manifold'having a central portion provided with inlet and outlet passages anda 'web separating said :passages and having arms projecting from saidcentral portion at opposite sides of said web, said arms having down-'turned connecting portions and 'having their'aXesin a commonxplane with the airesr of said, passages,vcoupling pipes connected/to said arms adapted to swing or through 'about therconnecting vportions thereof, and Y means for connecting said pipes when iiiv adjusted positi'on,'toVA the inlet and outlet of the meter respectively.

2. A fitting for'fluid meters including a manifold having a central portion provided with inlet and outlet passages and a web separating said passages and having armsr projecting from said central portion at opposite sides of saidweb, saidV arms-having down-turned connecting portions, and means meter from said manifoldv includingjcoufor suspendingl and supporting they fluid pling pipes adapted to swing about the connecting portions of said arms, ,and rigid connections between said coupling pipes and the inlet and outlet of the meter vrespectively 3. VA manifold having a central portion provided with inlet and` outlet passages Vand a web integral with saidicentral portion for separating said passages, arms formed integral fitting foi fiuid mars,` ineiading a with said central portion and projecting therefrom at opposite sides of said web to provide a continuation of Vsaid passages, a

valve plug mountedin an opening in one yof said arms for opening and closing the inlet passage, an apertured handle pivotally attached to saidvalve, and apertured ears secured to said centralr portion for receiv-V ing said apertured handle whereby the valve may be sealed in closed position.; V;

4;: A fitting for 'Huid meters comprising.

an integral manifold having acentral portion provided with inlet and outlet'passages and a web separating said passages and having arms'projecting from Vsaid Acentral Y lportion at oppositefsides` of said web, said.4

arms having angularly disposed terminal l.connecting portions, and meansiforsupport- Aing the iuid meter from said manifold including coupling pipes adapted to 4swing about the .terminal connecting portions of .Y

lsaid arms, landfrigid connections between said coupling pipes. and the inlet/andl outlet of the meter, respectively;

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof two subscribingwitnesses. v

Witnesses: Y Y

JOHN L. FLETCHER, l JAMES NoRRis.

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WALTER A; ASHLEY. l 

